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"The Avengers 2": Latest Buzz on 'The Wasp'
17 June 2013 4:54 PM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
With both 'Black Widow' and the 'Scarlet Witch' confirmed to appear in Marvel Studios' "The Avengers 2", fans are also hoping that 'Janet Van Dyne' aka 'The Wasp', a founding member of the "Avengers" comic book team, will also appear in the new film.
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, 'The Wasp' debuted in Marvel Comics' "Tales to Astonish' #44 (June 1963), with the ability to shrink to a height of several centimeters, grow to giant size and fly by means of insectoid wings :
"...'Janet Van Dyne' was a shallow, self-centered, heiress and debutante, daughter of wealthy scientist 'Vernon Van Dyne'.
"During an experiment an alien monster was unleashed from an alternate dimension and Dr. Van Dyne was killed.
"Her father's associate, 'Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym', had created a substance called 'Pym' particles, which allowed the user to grow or shrink in size, and had become the superhero 'Ant-Man'. »
- Michael Stevens
Stan Lee's Signature Fragrance Now Available
13 June 2013 3:00 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Welcome to the GeekTyrant Shopping Network. Today, we're excited to bring you a brand new product that is strong enough for a superhero, but made for mere mortals.
From Jads International, makers of the Avengers-inspired fragrances you know and love, comes 'Nuff Said, a fragrance inspired by the man, the myth, the mustachioed comic book legend, Stan Lee!
We know what you're thinking, "Finally! Ever since I was a child I've wanted to smell like a 90-year old man." Well, the wait is over, true believers. Until now, the smell of gray chest hair, rusty sunglasses, and sunblock slathered on 50 years too late was only possible with the passing of many years spent unwilling to take a respectable step out of the spotlight.
According to Jads, the fragrance "possesses crisp blends of bergamot, ginger, white pepper, basil, and violet layered in with accords of cedar, vetiver, and musk." Translation: »
- Eli Reyes
The Week in Spandex - Man of Steel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Avengers 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Justice League and more
10 June 2013 12:30 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Man of Steel, Justice League, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: The Dark World, The Avengers 2, Kick-Ass 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Wolverine, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel, Ultimate Spider-Man, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Teen Titans Go!, Young Justice and more...
Well here we are, the penultimate Week in Spandex (sorry Mr. Byrne) before Superman returns to the big screen courtesy of director Zack Snyder, producer Christopher Nolan and star Henry Cavill in the hugely-anticipated reboot Man of Steel - and boy, is Warner Bros. making sure we know all about it. Not only has this week brought us a stunning, action-packed fifth trailer [which we have for you here, if for some bizarre reason you haven't already seen it], but the studio's marketing department has been working overtime to deliver a stream »
- Flickering Myth
"Guardians Of The Galaxy": Del Toro's Character Revealed ?
6 June 2013 1:11 PM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
According to new reports, Oscar-winning actor Benicio Del Toro, who has been cast in director James Gunn's upcoming space epic "Guardians of the Galaxy" for Marvel Studios, will not be playing Marvel Comics' 'Thanos' or 'Ronan The Accuser', but another alien character familiar to comic book readers:
Del Toro will be playing the character 'Taneleer Tivan' aka 'The Collector', an ancient sentient being from the Marvel Universe, debuting in Marvel Comics' "Avengers" #28 (May 1966), created by Stan Lee and Don Heck.
'Taneleer Tivan' is one of the alien Elders of the Universe and is close to his fellow 'Elder En Dwi Gast' (aka 'Grandmaster'. He apparently came to self-awareness billions of years ago, on the planet 'Cygnus X-1', as a powerful being who wielded the 'Power Primordial' and, though at first he took the appearance of an old human, his true form is a powerful alien. »
- Michael Stevens
5 Crazy Comic Book Resurrections
5 June 2013 11:15 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
by Brett White
With word of Patrick Stewart reprising his role as Charles Xavier in the upcoming "X-Men: Days of Future Past," fans all across the globe have but one thing on their minds: How exactly will Professor X return from the dead? "It's interesting, it's possibly 6 or 7 years since 'X-Men 3' when you recall Charles Xavier was vaporized by... what's her name, Jean Grey," Stewart said about his character's fate recently. "There will be an explanation, but it was a little puzzling to me cause I thought my X-Men days were over, but not so."
Clearly, Professor X has risen from beyond to the grave to grace the silver screen with his presence once more. However, Xavier isn't the first comic book character to come back from the dead. Not by a long shot. Click past the jump for our list of the five craziest comic book resurrections ever! »
- Splash Page Team
Joss Whedon interview: Much Ado, Avengers, Buffy, & more…
5 June 2013 3:10 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Interview Louisa Mellor 7 Jun 2013 - 06:00
We chat to Joss Whedon about Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare, Marvel, Statham and The Avengers...
For a small yet significant number of people, Joss Whedon isn’t just a writer, director and sometime performer of the Dance of Joy, he’s – what was it Quentin Travers said about Glory in the Checkpoint cliff-hanger? – “a god”.
As such, staring directly into his face was problematic. For fifteen minutes in a room in Soho this February, the struggle between my desire to appear professional, worldly and urbane, and urge to leap into Whedon’s lap sobbing ‘You made the horror of being a teenage girl okay’ was fierce. Angel’s battle between good and evil? A picnic compared to having to compose myself, sit nicely, and ask Joss Whedon sensible, grown-up questions about Shakespeare.
Professional and urbane then. Did I manage it? Er, no. But »
- louisamellor
'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Set Photos: What's Paul Giamatti Wearing As Rhino?!
28 May 2013 1:22 PM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
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Paul Giamatti spent part of the Memorial Day holiday weekend stalking New York's streets as The Rhino, the comic villain who makes his screen debut in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2."
Previously, we'd seen a bit of what Jaimie Foxx will look like as Electro as well as set pics of Giamatti in character as Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich. But these photos, from a scene director Marc Webb called "Park Ave Showdown" on Twitter, are a step closer to what the finished costume will be all about onscreen. The Yale University grad and Oscar nominated actor from "Sideways" and "American Splendor" will get his thug on as the notoriously dim-witted villain created by Stan Lee and John Romita, Sr.
We still don't know what The Rhino is going to look like in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" but we're starting to get a better idea. We'll likely see Paul Giamatti's »
- Ryan J Downey
Link Riot: The Cutest Little Stan Lee Cosplay
28 May 2013 4:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
• This Little Stan Lee cosplay is just the cutest. [ScreenCrush]
• Will and Jaden Smith answer fan questions in this episode of Unscripted. [Moviefone]
• Fall in love with these great movie romances. [Film.com]
• Joss Whedon talks about new characters in 'Avengers 2'. [Hypable]
• Here's a new featurette from Roland Emmerich's 'White House Down'. [FilmDrunk]
• Watch the cast of 'Now You See Me' perform some magic tricks. [/Film]
• Think you're a Disney geek? Well, here's 50 signs to tell if you are. [Geeks of Doom]
• Apparently Aziz Ansari went back to school for his role in 'Epic.' [MTV Movies Blog]
• These are the most ridiculous decisions made by people in the 'Fast and Furious' movies. [Movies.com]
• Everyone loves a threequel: these are 36 comedy threequels ranked from "meh" to terribly offensive. [Vulture] »
- NextMovie Staff
Evan Peters Cast As Quicksilver in 'X-Men': What Does This Mean for 'The Avengers'?
24 May 2013 8:52 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
According to director Brian Singer's Twitter feed, "American Horror Story" star Evan Peters has just signed on to play Pietro Maximoff, aka the mutant superhero known as Quicksilver, in Singer's 2014 comic book epic "X-Men: Days of Future Past."
Just one problem: Joss Whedon has already revealed that Quicksilver is going to appear in 2015's "The Avengers 2."
Uh oh, you guys.
First, some background on why this character is appearing in two totally different franchises. In the comics, Quicksilver began his career as a member of Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, helping Magneto fight the X-Men in the name of mutant equality. And this was before he even knew he was actually Magneto's son. However, he eventually had a change of heart, renounced his supervillain ways and joined the Avengers alongside his sister, Wanda Maximoff, aka The Scarlet Witch, another character Whedon has mentioned for "The Avengers 2."
So he's »
- Scott Harris
Two Studios Running With 'Quicksilver'
23 May 2013 10:09 PM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Marvel Comics' superhero character 'Quicksilver', aka 'Pietro Maximoff', will appear in director Bryan Singer's 20th Century Fox' 2014 release "X-Men: Days of Future Past", played by actor Evan Peters, as well as in director Joss Whedon's Marvel Studios' 2014 Disney release "The Avengers 2", by another actor Tba.
So what's so special about the 'Quicksilver' character, superseded by DC Comics' "Flash" more than 70 years ago, as "...the shining example of a villain turned good..." ?
Quicksilver debuted in Marvel Comics' "X-Men" #4 (March 1964), created by writer Stan Lee and co-plotter/illustrator Jack Kirby as the son of mutant 'Magneto' and twin brother of the 'Scarlet Witch', appearing as an antagonist to the 'X-Men', before becoming a member of the 'Avengers'.
He is a mutant capable of moving and thinking at superhuman speeds. Originally capable of running at the speed of sound, exposure to 'Isotope E' from the 'High Evolutionary', »
- Michael Stevens
Top 10 Hottest Artists in Comics
21 May 2013 4:22 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Picking ten artists out of the vast array of talent working in comics today is an impossible task. These artists were chosen based on the uniqueness of their style compared to the “house” style of Marvel and DC, their ability to create character, setting, and plot through their art, and also on the quality of the covers that they’ve done. All of the artists on this list have regular interior work so artists like J.H. Williams, Bryan Lee O’Malley, and Alex Ross can’t be found here (even though Alex Ross’ Justice League is the cover image). Without further ado (and in honor of the late Wizard magazine), here are the top ten hottest current artists in comics in no particular order.
Jamie McKelvie Interiors/Covers: Young Avengers (Marvel)
Jamie McKelvie is closely involved in the storytelling process with Kieron Gillen for Young Avengers often bouncing ideas off him at the pub. »
- Logan Dalton
Test Footage From Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man"
19 May 2013 8:42 AM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Sneak Peek test footage revealing director Edgar Wright's two-fisted adaptation of Marvel Comics' 'Ant-Man'.
Wright's original film footage was impressive enough for Marvel Studios to greenlight an "Ant-Man" feature that will start 'Phase Three' of the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe'.
"It’s as close as it’s ever been," said Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige about "Ant-Man".
"Edgar (Wright) is getting excited to get behind the camera again..."
'Ant-Man' was created in 1962 by writer Stan Lee and illustrator Jack Kirby for Marvel's "Tales to Astonish" #35.
Scientist 'Dr. Henry Pym' invented methods for an individual to be reduced in size, as well as a 'cybernetic' helmet to control insects with feelers, specifically ants.
The second Ant-Man was 'Scott Lang', a thief who reformed with the aid of Pym and 'Iron Man', becoming an affiliate of the Fantastic Four and full-time member of the 'Avengers'. »
- Michael Stevens
What’s So Marvel About The New Agents Of Shield Trailer?
19 May 2013 1:18 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Joss Whedon’s a pretty amazing writer when it comes to super-heroes. His too-brief stint on The Astonishing X-Men (and yes, I count 25 issues as too brief when the books were as fantastic as his were; try the motion-comic versions on various streaming services if you can’t get your hands on the books) almost a decade ago demonstrated showed that the guy was not only well-versed in comic book history, but he understood how to use that knowledge of characters and their respective histories and relationships to craft what is arguably the best X-Men run since Claremont/Byrne.
Then the man did the near-impossible by bringing Marvel’s The Avengers to the screen in a way that appealed to not only the geeks, but given its box office take, apparently athletes, basket cases, princesses and criminals too. Given the overwhelming number of moving parts in the script (like trying »
- Hector Fernandez
The Week in Spandex - Iron Man 3, The Avengers 2, Man of Steel, DC Movie Universe, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Arrow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and more
12 May 2013 10:47 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Iron Man 3, The Avengers 2 (and 3), Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Justice League, Man of Steel, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Wolverine, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Crow, Arrow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Superman: Unbound, Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Superheroes Unite, Teen Titans Go!, Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II, Big Hero 6, Avengers Assemble and more...
Marvel's Iron Man 3 continues to dominate at the global box office, with the Shane Black-directed solo sequel having amassed over $800 million by close of play on Friday and is assured of becoming only the third superhero movie to pass $1 billion at the global box office. Having debuted with the second biggest domestic opening of all time, Iron Man 3 is expected to fend off competition »
- Flickering Myth
Marvel Studios Developing "Iron Fist", "Ms. Marvel", "Black Panther", "The Runaways" and "Luke Cage"
8 May 2013 12:51 PM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Marvel Studios continue with their screenwriting program to develop various Marvel Comics' characters for live-action film including "Iron Fist", "Ms Marvel", "Black Panther", "The Runaways" and "Luke Cage".
'Iron Fist' aka 'Danny Rand', a practitioner of martial arts was created by writer Roy Thomas and illustrator Gil Kane, debuting in "Marvel Premiere" #15 (May 1974).
Co-creator Thomas said that the origins of Iron Fist owes much to writer/illustrator Bill Everett's 1940's comic book superhero, "Amazing-Man".
"I'd seen my first kung fu movie, even before a Bruce Lee one came out," said writer Thomas, "and it had a thing called the 'Ceremony of the Iron Fist' in it."
"I thought that was a good name, and we already had 'Master of Kung Fu' going, but I thought, 'Maybe a superhero called 'Iron Fist', even though we had 'Iron Man', would be a good idea'. Stan (Lee) liked the name, »
- Michael Stevens
The Week in Spandex - Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, The Avengers 2, The Wolverine, The Fantastic Four, Doctor Strange and more
6 May 2013 10:04 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers 2, Doctor Strange, Man of Steel, Superman Lives, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Fantastic Four, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Kick-Ass 2, Hellboy 3, Arrow, Avengers Assemble, Superman: Unbound, Teen Titans Go! and more....
After what must have been an agonising wait for North American audiences, Iron Man 3 finally made its way across the Pond this week, posting a $15.6 million midnight opening on Thursday to kick off a projected $160 million plus weekend at the domestic box office. Marvel's first Phase Two offering has already pulled in $345 million from international markets by Friday - having topped the debut weekend of The Avengers, dominated the UK box office, and shattered the midnight opening record in the »
- Flickering Myth
X-Men: 5 Key Writers You Should Be Reading
4 May 2013 6:46 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
As I’ve said before, I’m a huge X-Men fan. As an awkward, lonely teenager who didn’t feel like he really belonged anywhere, the X-Men gave me a sense that I was not alone. They were really the reason I started collecting comics in the first place, and I’ve managed to stick with them, through the good and the bad. For my first comics article on this site, I decided to rank the X-Men writers. But as I went about doing this, I realized ranking all of them might be difficult.
So instead, I wrote about the 5 Best and 5 Worst X-Men Writers. And when the article was released, there were a number of comments from people talking about how they felt a certain writer deserved to make it into one of the coveted five spots. I felt this writer was close and I almost considered giving him »
- Percival Constantine
"Avengers 2" : The Latest Buzz On 'The Wasp'
3 May 2013 12:48 PM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
When "The Avengers" was in its initial casting stages, writer/director Joss Whedon was concerned that actress Scarlett Johansson, first seen in "Iron Man 2", would not be available to play 'Black Widow' and he started to write-in the Marvel Comics' character 'The Wasp' in her place.
Now that Johansson has appeared in "The Avengers" and signed a multi-picture deal with Marvel Studios to appear in "The Avengers 2", as well as the currently filming "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", fans are again buzzing about 'The Wasp' making an appearance in "The Avengers 2".
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, 'The Wasp' debuted in Marvel Comics' "Tales to Astonish' #44 (June 1963), with the ability to shrink to a height of several centimeters and fly by means of insectoid wings :
"...'Janet Van Dyne' was a shallow, self-centered, heiress and debutante, daughter of wealthy scientist 'Vernon Van Dyne'.
"During an experiment »
- Michael Stevens
"The Avengers 2": Enter The 'Scarlet Witch'
1 May 2013 7:36 PM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Thanks to a killer performance from actress Scarlett Johansson in Marvel Studios' "The Avengers", more sources are confirming that the next empowered female character from the Marvel Comics' stable of superheroes to be given the live-action, 'Marvel Cinematic Universe' treatment in "The Avengers 2", is definitely 'The Scarlet Witch'.
Both the Scarlet Witch and her brother 'Quicksilver' were part of the 'second generation' of Marvel's "The Avengers" comic book team.
They were originally recruited by 'Iron Man', under the leadership of 'Captain America'.
Created by writer Stan Lee and illustrator Jack Kirby, the Scarlet Witch debuted in Marvel Comics' "X-Men" #4 (March 1964).
She is the daughter of 'Magneto', twin sister of Quicksilver and paternal half-sister of 'Polaris'.
The character has featured in four decades of Marvel continuity, starring in two self-titled limited series with husband the 'Vision' and as a regular team member in »
- Michael Stevens
A World Devourer Approaches In This 'Lego Marvel Super Heroes' Teaser Trailer
30 April 2013 11:25 AM, PDT | MTV Multiplayer | See recent MTV Multiplayer news »
Tt Games is giving us something I never thought I wanted: Lego Galactus!
Watch: Lego Marvel Super Heroes Sneak Peek
Tt Games has shown they know how to make fun and expansive games with the superheroes and villains of the DC Universe, and simply based on the tease at the end of this super-short trailer, they're not afraid to escalate in their first game for the competition across the street (Tt Games parent company Warner Brothers also owns DC Comics).
So far, the "Lego Marvel Super Heroes" lineup includes the current incarnation of the Avengers (with added Deadpool), and the looming threat of he world-devouring cosmic being Galactus in some capacity. Can we say that this confirms playable Lego Galactus will be in the game?
Galactus made his debut over 50 years ago in "Fantastic Four" #48, the co-creation of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, a seemingly ageless and unknowable cosmic entity »
- Charles Webb
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